Iranian Immigrant Poet and Writer Zuhuri Tarshizi

شاعر و نویسنده مهاجرِ ایرانی ظهوری ترشیزی

Abstract

Nooruddin Mohammad Zuhuri Tarshizi was a renowned poet of the Subk-e-Hindi (Indian style) from the early 11th century A.H. He spent time in Khorasan, Iraq, and Persia, where he interacted with officials, scholars, and poets from those regions. After visiting Mecca, he migrated to India, according to the trend of several Iranian poets at that time. Upon arriving in India, he attained notable positions and served under prominent figures like Burhan Sani Nizam Shah, the governor of Ahmadnagar, and Ibrahim Adil Shah, the governor of Bijapur. Zuhuri wrote numerous poems and prose pieces praising these leaders, often using metaphors and exaggerations. His reputation flourished, and he became the son-in-law and collaborator of the famous poet Malek Qomi, working with him on various poetic compositions. Zuhuri's "Divan" contains various literary forms, including Mathnavis, odes, rubaiyats, ghazals, stanzas, and fragments. He is also known for three prefaces in Persian prose accompanying his collections: Nurse-e-khayal, Gulzar-e-Ebrahim, and Khawan-e-Khalil, collectively known as the three prose of Zuhuri. Additionally, his Saqinameh is well regarded. This article explores the life and works of Zuhuri Tarshizi.